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= Vasudev Shetty (Dr.) = Vasudev Shetty (14 August 1960) is a well known Kannada writer and Journalist. He was born in a village called Jalavalli (located on the banks of river Sharavati), Honnavar Taluk, Uttarakannada, Karnataka which was once ruled by 'The Queen of Pepper: Rani Chennabhairadevi'.

Early life and education
Vasudev Shetty completed his primary education in his village Jalavalli and in the year 1966 he moved to Honnavar for further studies. He completed his B.A. degree with Kannada major with distinction. Later he moved to Dharwad to complete his M.A. degree in Kannada. There he studied under great scholars like Dr. M.M.Kalburgi, Dr. Buddanna Hingamire etc. He was also the secretary of Karnataka Sangha. In Karnataka University library he got transported into world literature was totally influenced by the ideology of socialism. Great Russian authors like Leo Tolstoy, Fyodor Dostoevsky became his favourte writers. In the final year of M.A degree, he wrote his first novel 'Bale' (ಬಲೆ) for dissertation which received a lot of appreciation from the professors and friends. His two small stories published in Vidyarthi Barathi magazine. Bale novel was later published as a serial in Karavali graama vikasa weekly. The weekly editor was G.U.Bhat and Prof. G.S.Avadhani who was one of the editorial panelist as well as a well known poet. The novel 'Bale' was later published by Bhemasen Thorgal for his Amogha vanmaya publication.

Career
In 1986 he joined Shivaji college of Education, Baada, Karwar, as Kannada lecturer and worked for three years and one year in Government Arts and Science college. In the year 1987 he published his first poetry collection Avasthe (ಅವಸ್ಥೆ) which won first prize in M.N.Jayaprakrakash memorial poetry competetion conducted by a New Delhi organaization. Around 1988 he wrote his second novel Kshaya (ಕ್ಷಯ) which was published in 2022 by Veeraloka Prakashana, Bengaluru.

In 1990 he joined Nadoja Kannada daily in Belagavi as a sub editor and then later he moved to Samyukta Karnataka as a trainee sub editor. After 10 months he returned to Belagavi to Nadoja. He worked for some time in Kannadamma daily. He also worked for Samatola evening daily. He sometimes wrote editorials to Hasirukranti Daily in Belagavi. In 1997 February 18, he joined Kannadaprabha daily Belagavi edition as a sub editor and moved to Bengaluru office in the year 2002. In the same year he achieved Ph.D. degree from Hampi University and the thesis 'Aadhunika kannada saahityada belavanigeyalli patrikegala paatra (ಆಧುನಿಕ ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯದ ಬೆಳವಣಿಗೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಪತ್ರಿಕೆಗಳ ಪಾತ್ರ)', guided by Dr. Mohan Kuntar. This thesis was published by Kannada sahitya parishattu in 2007.

He has written articles on various subjects still continues to write regular column on consumer grievances, book reviews. So far he has written one book on novels, collections of stories, essays, consumer grievances.

In the year 2015 he became the publisher of Kannada Prabha and in 2020 December he retired from his job. He now lives in Bengaluru with his wife Sarojini, son Vinayaditya (married to Rakshita) and daughter Chaithratharangini (married to Shubham).

Awards
1.1st,prize in M.N.Jayaprakash memorial national level poetry competition, for his Avasthe poem.

2.3rd prize in Chennai Lahari story competition. The story- Sankara

3.1st prize in Mumbai Akshaya story competition. The story- Nirakarana

4,Two times he won the prize in Utthana story competition- The stories are- Viloma and Public Toilet.

5.He won the prize in Sankramana poetry competition

Books
Avasthe- Poetry

Bale- Novel

Kaaalubanda Kuruva- Stories

Adhunika Kannada Sahityada Belavaniigeyalli patrikegala Patra -Ph.D. thesis

Terige hoguva baare tangi- essays

Grahaka Rakshaka- Consumer awareness writings

Kshaya- Novel

Websites/blogs
www.holesaalu.com

grahakaraksshaka.blogspot.com